jettisonable

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adjective

Capable of being jettisoned.

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Meanings

adjectivejettisonable (comparative more jettisonable, superlative most jettisonable)

comparative more jettisonable · superlative most jettisonable

  1. Capable of being jettisoned.

    A backup method for the spin recovery parachute system is jettisonable ballast.

    2003, Ralph D. Kimberlin, chapter 34, in Flight Testing of Fixed-Wing Aircraft, →ISBN, page 406

Origin

From jettison + -able.

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APA

jettisonable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jettisonable

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“jettisonable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jettisonable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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